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20 years later, engineering experts explain how the twin towers collapsed

  • Written by: David Oswald, Senior Lecturer in Construction, RMIT University
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The collapse of the World Trade Center has been subject to intense public scrutiny over the 20 years since the centre’s twin towers were struck by aircraft hijacked by terrorists. Both collapsed within two hours of impact, prompting several investigations and spawning a variety of conspiracy theories.

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